Tango & Filete
If the emblematic dance of Buenos Aires is tango, then its emblematic art form has to be Filete, and it's therefore no surprise that the two are so closely linked. Both evolved in the late 19th century from working class ...
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View of Congreso from top of the Palacio Barolo
Came across this fantastic long exposure shot of the Plaza de Congreso taken from the top of the Palacio Barolo. It all looks so different from up there! For details of our "Pay What You Want" walking tour which visits ...
Plaza Italia in 1904
Now that I'm getting to know parts of Buenos Aires very well, I love coming across old pictures and comparing what was there then with what you can be seen now. So, I was very interested to discover the picture ...
Security & Scams
One of the questions I get asked a lot on my tour is "How safe is Buenos Aires?", to which I always answer "Very". Buenos Aires is without a doubt a safe city for tourists, but problems can occur and ...
1940 Buenos Aires from Above
I'll tell anyone that listens that the best map of Buenos Aires is the Interactive Map on the Buenos Aires City Government site. With it you can easily find any street address and for planning a journey on public transport ...
Rufina Cambaceres – The Tragic Tale of a Beauty
Visitors to Recoleta Cemetery usually have one priority, to see the grave of Eva Perón. In fact to the average visitor to Argentina she is the only "name" that the cemetery has to offer. People at the gate will tell ...
Confiteria del Molino, a Buenos Aires landmark
In a city filled with architectural curiosities, one that captures the attention more than most on the daily free walking tour is the Confiteria del Molino, on the corners of Rivadavia and Callao, opposite the Congeso Nacional. Abandoned since 1997, ...
Part One of Buenos Aires Local Tours on TV!
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to have a local tourism TV channel come along and film the tour in action. You can see all of their Argentina videos here, and most importantly, the first part of ...
Esperanza?
Spotted this during today's tour in Abasto. Remind you of anything? Just can't think where they got the idea from...
Pools in Buenos Aires
Posted on 28 Dec in Argentina Buenos Aires
With temperatures soaring, one question that I'm getting asked a lot at the moment is if Buenos Aires has anywhere to swim. For a city which, on a map at least, has a coastline this is not as easy to ...